Additive Engineering Intern (Spring 2027)

Responsibilities

• Own a cradle to grave project that delivers meaningful impact to critical print factory capabilities or customer print workflows
• Support all stages of print development including design for additive manufacturing feedback, file preparation, printing, post-processing, and quality control
• Analyze in-situ data and post-print part quality to drive continuous improvement in system performance
• Use first-principles thinking to define problems, develop test methods, evaluate solutions, iterate, and provide technical recommendations

Requirements

• Hands on design experience from internships or engineering clubs such as FSAE, Baja SAE, solar car, rocket club, robotics club, or similar
• Strong grasp of mechanical engineering fundamentals and comfortable taking a first-principles approach to solving problems

Preferred

• Experience with metal 3D printing or additive manufacturing processes
• Experience with process development for metal additive manufacturing
• Scripting experience in MATLAB or similar tools for toolpath generation
• Experience with DFM and GD&T

Experience with CNC machining

• Passion for improving the state of metal 3D printing
• Willing to take ownership of tasks big and small, with a hands-on, problem-solving mindset

Basic Qualifications

Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering from an ABET accredited university or college

Nice to Have

• Advanced degree (Master's, PhD) in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and iterating quickly (comfortable building the plane as we fly it)
• Strong communicator who collaborates across disciplines and proactively seeks support when needed

Strong work ethic with a refuse-to-fail mindset

Demonstrated indicators of excellence and/or achieving success against adversity (i.e. top academic performance, leadership in engineering clubs, first-generation college student, or other examples of resilience and achievement)

Location

Based in Hawthorne, our vertically integrated facility brings technology development, R&D, and production together under one roof. We operate at the center of LA’s deep tech ecosystem, surrounded by some of the most ambitious hardware innovation happening anywhere in the country.

What We Offer

• We have an inclusive and diverse culture that values collaboration, learning, and making deliberate data-driven decisions
• We offer a unique opportunity to be an early and integral member of a rapidly growing company that is scaling a world-changing technology

The compensation for this role

• Engineering Intern/Undergraduate: $30/hour
• Engineering Intern/Masters: $32.50/hour
• Engineering Intern/PhD: $35/hour
• Typical working weeks include regular opportunity for overtime

Relocation assistance provided

Free daily catered lunch and dinner, and fully stocked kitchenette

Casual dress, flexible work hours, and regular catered team building events

Freeform is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity; employment with Freeform is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.